He first tried roller speed skating at age four in Switzerland, and began speed skating in 2012.

Training Regime

He trains in Geisingen, Germany.

Reason for choosing this sport

He wanted to compete at the Olympic Winter Games. "I come from a very sport orientated family. My parents and two older siblings were cross-country skiers, so I came into roller speed skating threw them. My father Ruedi and his friend Hans Bertschi got me interested in the sport from an early age. But like many roller speed skaters, it's a dream to compete at the Olympics."

He sustained an Achilles injury when he was competing in roller speed skating. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2015)

Other sports

He has represented Switzerland in roller speed skating. He won bronze in the track 10,000m elimination at the 2015 European Championships in Worgl, Austria. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Dec 2015; liviowenger.ch, 30 Sep 2014)

To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (liviowenger.ch, 15 Aug 20187)

Awards and honours

He was named the 2010 Best Junior Athlete of Central Switzerland. (luzernerzeitung.ch, 05 Sep 2011)

Famous relatives

His sister Nadja Wenger has represented Switzerland in roller speed skating. She was ranked 38th in the road marathon at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Sep 2017; liviowenger.ch, 31 Aug 2017)

Memorable sporting achievement

Competing at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, and placing second in the mass start at the 2017 World Cup event in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2018)